nabraxas Posted March 20, 2005 CATALYST - The truth about vitamins Thursday 24 March, 8pm, ABC TV Popping vitamins is a billion-dollar industry. Nearly all of us have taken vitamins, but you could be getting too much of a good thing. This half-hour documentary names the vitamin pill medical trials that have been shown to weaken the bones of men and women - and may even fuel deadly cancer. (Note: Catalyst is now repeated on Wednesdays at 11:00am.) (a review-not my words-love the " fuel deadly cancer " bit.--Nab.) [ 20. March 2005, 05:34: Message edited by: nabraxas ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psybernaut Posted March 21, 2005 Hmm... I get the feeling we're being primed to accept stricter laws regulating the supply of herbs and vitamin supplements (as mentioned in this thread). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hagakure Posted March 22, 2005 i think looking for a conspiricy theory there may be pushing it but i shall wait till i see the program. its common sense that too much of any one thing is bad for you. too much vitamin c can affect your DNA which presumedly could result in cancer. everything is a poison it is just a matter of how much is required. (butchered quote from somewhere) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rev Posted March 22, 2005 medical 'findings' are often dodgy and support a preexisting viewpoint Those who report them to the public often have zero scientific training and cant see a badly designed expt to save their life u know the old trick - don a lab coat and syddenly youre the scientist on TV, slip on a stethoscope and people aasume u r a doctor.... Too much VitA i recall increased the risk of lung cancer but paring it down to this generalisation means shit unless you know all the details of expt design and circumstances also natural sources of vitamins or medicines often have other bioactive compounds that moderate their toxicity eg ephedrine vs ephedra in E sinensis is an ephedrine related compunds that counteracts the cardiac stimulation of ephdrine this reducing this well known toxicity making the herb safer than the pure compound so while pure ascorbic acid may have one effct lots of blackcurrants or a heap of terminalia ferdinandiana or acerola cherry fruits may have very different pharamcology [ 22. March 2005, 01:21: Message edited by: Rev ] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nabraxas Posted March 26, 2005 anyone catch this? mostly on vit. a. how much is too much. betacarotene allegedly causes lung cancer & retinyl allegedly causes osteoparosis--even at normal dietary levels? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
